In Memory of

Elaine

Joyce

Block

Obituary for Elaine Joyce Block

Elaine Joyce Block, Age 93 of Manistee died Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Manistee County Medical Care Facility.
She was born on January 17, 1926 in Manistee the daughter of the late Max & Helen (Ballewski) Schimke. She was a 1945 graduate of Manistee High School. On September 2, 1950 she married Neil Rodger Block at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church in Manistee. He preceded her in death on August 4, 2017.
Elaine had been employed as an administrative assistant by the Manistee County Road Commission. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Manistee.
Survivors include her son: Jeff (Julie) Block of Manistee, two grandchildren; Erika Hamilton and Nikki Aguirre, two brothers-in-law; Don Block of Manistee and Bruce Block of Berrien Springs, MI, as well as by nieces and nephews.
She was also preceded in death by her sister; Carol Marie Dahlquist in 2017.
Funeral Services for Elaine Block will be held Friday, May 10, 2019 at 11:00 AM at the Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Manistee with Pastor Malcolm Mills officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday morning from 10:00 AM until time of service.
Memorials in Elaine’s name may be directed the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Manistee.
Please visit Elaine’s personal page of memories at www.oakgrovefh.com. Arrangements by the Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Manistee.